Writer: Gordon Strong
Randy Scorby’s Classic Rauchbier
Best of Show, AHA NHC (840 entries)
Paul Sangster’s Doppelbock/Eisbock
Best of Show winner, America’s Finest City Homebrew Competition (502 entries)
Saison for All Seasons
Learn about the Old-World roots of this farmhouse ale.
Holiday Prowler
Gordon Strong is President of the Beer Judge Certification Program. This recipe won Best of Show, Ohio State Fair 1997, out of 90 entries.
Winter Seasonal Beers
Learn the secrets to brewing a wintry, warming, holiday beer and check out five best of show winning recipes.
The Other Michael Jackson (Black Witbier)
According to recipe author Gordon Strong, “This is my normal witbier recipe with darker malts and a slight tweak in spicing. Darker malts were used, but again only during the sparge. I changed the usual coriander and orange peel to star anise and tangerine, since I thought those spices would match better with a darker grain bill. I was actually thinking about a Chinese red braised beef dish for the flavorings, and wondered how they would fit.”
Cherokee Nation (American Indian Brown Ale)
According to recipe author Gordon Strong, “This is a brown IPA, which is my normal IPA recipe with the addition of some darker malts and using brown sugar instead of honey. It uses late hopping for bitterness and adds the darker malts during the sparge, both of which should cut down on the clash of malt/hops that can happen in hoppy darker beers.”
Evaluating Beer
Once your beer is bottled or kegged, you’re done, right? Actually, you’ve got one task left as a brewer — evaluating your beer. Critically tasting your own beer can reveal avenues for improvement in your homebrewing.
Hybrid Beer Styles
Do you like brown ales? How about India pale ales (IPAs)? Then why not a brown IPA? Learn how to envision, formulate and brew a “fusion beer” — a beer that is made by combining the elements of two or more existing beer styles. Plus: two example recipes.
Brewing American Pale Ale
What does it take to turn an average American pale ale into an awesome one? Guest columnist Gordon Strong explains the style.
